BUCKFIELD — Brothers Jason and Matt Tardy are all-around performance artists: comedians, jugglers and musicians. The guys are well-known for their juggling act, Two. But the Oddfellow Theater regulars are trying to build a wider audience for their other act, Audiobody. It’s a combination of humor, technology and music that even the guys have trouble explaining.

“We usually say it’s a great show for all ages and it can be described as Blue Man Group meets a modern day Smothers Brothers,” Jason Tardy said. “That usually confuses people a little, but it gives them enough of an idea that they really want to see it.”

On July 9 and 10, the Tardys will debut a new Audiobody piece at the Orion Performing Arts Center in Topsham. Tickets are available at www.audiobody.com.

Names:  Jason and Matt Tardy

Ages: 31 and 29

Hometown: Buckfield

Current towns: Both in Turner

Married, relationship or single? Both married

Occupation: Performance artists

Can anyone learn to juggle? Matt: Yes. The basic rule with juggling is that you have to have more objects than hands. So, even if you have no hands, you can still juggle with your feet or head. Jason: I have even seen blind people juggle, it’s all a matter of practice and if someone is willing to put in the time (and have no social life) they can be a juggler too!

What’s the most difficult thing you guys have juggled? Matt: Popcorn. Believe it or not, the smaller and lighter the object is, the more difficult it is to juggle. Pennies, skittles and even balloons are more difficult than juggling knives. Jason: Juggling five pumpkins was pretty tough, too.

Will your kids be jugglers too? Matt: Maybe. My son, Finley, really enjoys to put on “shows” of his own in the living room. But I don’t put any pressure on him to learn to juggle. Last time I asked, he was still undecided between being an astronaut or Batman. Jason: My daughter, Molly, is about 10 months old and I doubt she will want to be a performing artist but I do hope that she finds something she loves.

You guys had a rough audition last year on “America’s Got Talent.” You wowed the New York City crowd but drew strikes from the judges. Any other TV ambitions? Matt: No. “America’s Got Talent” and TV shows like that do a great disservice to the arts and artists. I think there are probably many talented people who will never step on a stage for fear of being judged by the audience like they do on TV. Jason: The show was kind of sketchy. They taught the audience to boo if they didn’t like an act. You feel like livestock the way they herd you around like cattle. They don’t really give you time to sound check or make you feel comfortable and, let’s just say, reality TV is a bit of a misnomer. I think if the right opportunity came up with the right show we would be open to it, but we definitely are a bit more cautious now.

There’s a high degree of difficulty in what you do. How important is the humor? Matt: Humor has always been an important aspect of what we do. Being trained by one of the funniest men on the planet, Michael Miclon, we had no choice but to absorb some of his fantastic sense of humor. Jason: I think the humor is the real heart of the show. We use our skills as physical comedians, jugglers, musicians as a vehicle for the comedy.

You guys sometimes juggle dangerous objects. Ever been burned? Impaled? Matt: We have never been seriously injured during a show. We train very hard and take great care with what we do. However, I have been burned, cut, and bruised more times than I would like to admit. Jason: At the Atlantis resort in the Bahamas we were juggling fire and, at the end, we did our big fire breathing bit and a gust of wind blew the fire back in our faces. It felt like an instant sunburn and our eyelashes had crispy little nubs on the ends.

Your music as AudioBody has been heard millions of times due to its use on EepyBird’s Diet Coke and Mentos experiments. You’ve released two CDs, which are available on your website, www.audiobody.com, and on iTunes. Is there another album in the works? Yes! Our new show AudioBody already features lots of new music that is not yet released. Maybe this winter we will have some time to get back into the studio. I know that a lot of people are looking forward to this one, because it will feature a remix of Imperial March.

What’s next for you guys? Matt: Our juggling show is very fun and I think we will always be performing it in some form or another. Though the AudioBody show doesn’t have much juggling, it is very large scale. Eventually, we hope to take it to Broadway and other big venues. Our goal is to make AudioBody a household name just like Blue Man Group or Cirque Du Soleil. Jason: We get to create new ways of playing music that no one has ever seen before. Plus we get to play with our computerized lighting system, a 17 -foot-wide drum set, electronic jumpsuits, and anything else we come up with. It is really a show that allows our creativity to run wild since it’s not categorized as a juggling show or something that people can really pin down.

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